February 16, 2026 3:40 a.m. 

Douglas County government has announced that Commissioner Tim Freeman was recently unanimously re-elected for his tenth term as the 2025-26 president of the Association of O&C Counties.

A county release said recognizing a decade of sustained leadership and accomplishment, Freeman was selected again to lead AOCC’s board of directors for the now century old association, which is compromised of over 50 county commissioners from O&C member counties.

Commissioner Freeman said “First, I would like to thank my fellow Douglas County Commissioners Tom Kress and Chris Boice for their support in allowing me to pursue this important work”. Freeman said, “I am truly honored to be elected to my tenth term as President of the AOCC from what is a great group of county commissioners from around the State of Oregon. The years of learning and building credibility have been paying off more and more because of all the work the board, staff, and I get to do”. Freeman said, “Together with my colleagues and the staff at AOCC, we will continue to work hard to secure solutions to manage our unique congressionally designated timberlands”.

The release said the tremendous amount of work the AOCC has accomplished over the past ten years cannot be overstated in its importance to member counties and their ability to be able to provide critical services to their residents. The association has a singular purpose to manage, defend, advocate, and support the unique O&C timberlands exclusively positioned within 18 counties in western Oregon.

AOCC advances its mission through four primary pillars of work: legislative advocacy, management of O&C timberlands, legal actions and educational outreach programs.

For more information on the work of the AOCC, go to: www.oandc.org